Modern sociocultural evolution/ Changyu Jung


The approaches to sociocultural evolution have changed after criticism of classical theories. Modern theories pay attention to each society that exists in historical context. Neo-evolutionists argue that accidental events and free had effects on the process of social evolution. And it relies on measurable information, not value judgments and assumptions. Theory of modernization argues that societies are divided into traditional and advanced societies. And it argues that Western societies have developed the most, and that the rest societies will eventually reach the same level as Western societies.

It was interesting that some of modern sociocultural evolution theories still had something like Western-centered perspective. Theory of modernization had it. It was the argument that Western society was the most advanced and that other societies were just following it. I thought it was necessary to break away from a Western-centered perspective and to consider the specificity of each society.

Which theory deviates from a Western-centered perspective?

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  1. Lim Ji Won(임지원)April 18, 2020 at 4:24 AM

    So far, I think it is difficult to find a theory that deviates from a Western-centered point of view. This is because I think that the beginning of sociology began in the West, and that period also came from the modern period, so there is not enough time for the independent social theory to emerge in the East.

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